Good afternoon. It's another hot and sunny day here in Cheltenham. I got up quite early and drove to B&Q to get some paint for the en-suite bathroom. I stopped off at the garage to see if they could MOT my car this week. They said they'd do it right away, so once I'd picked up the paint, I dumped the car and got a lift home. I have a nagging feeling they're going to find tons of problems. I have a suspicion the catalytic convertor may have stopped catalysing anything. I'll find out any minute now when they phone.

Since then I have been filling cracks in the bathroom. I have a feeling I have a lot of this to look forward to over the next few weeks. I also helped/watched my Dad prod the underneath of the Land Rover to see how bad the rust is. He's thinking of doing a chassis restoration this week with some assisstance from me. He says it might not be that much work. I suspect the guy painting the Forth Bridge was told the same.

Rosie has successfully completed a morning at work. She said she didn't have to do much. Is this the sign of things to come?